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Wordplay In The Form Of A Usually Terrible Joke

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noun

• a humorous play on words

verb

• make a play on words

36%9 Reacting to a terrible joke, perhaps
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36%6 Responses to a terrible joke
noun

• a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

• a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

verb

• make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

• move with a whooshing sound

• express or utter with a hiss

• show displeasure, as after a performance or speech

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